Core apps .desktop files do not include translated strings

[dobey]

As other apps cannot know where .mo files might be located for click packages, and unity8 apparently does not know about X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain for deb packages, the .desktop files for any applications will need to have their translations merged back into the .desktop file itself. This at a minimum should include the following .desktop fields:

Name
Comment
Keywords (semicolon-separated list of strings)

[Ubuntu Phone Apps Jenkins Bot (ubuntu-phone-apps-jenkins-bot)]

Fix committed into lp:ubuntu-calculator-app at revision 263, scheduled for release in ubuntu-calculator-app, milestone 1.6

[PS Jenkins bot (ps-jenkins)]

Fix committed into lp:ubuntu-clock-app at revision 421, scheduled for release in ubuntu-clock-app, milestone 2.2

[Ubuntu Phone Apps Jenkins Bot (ubuntu-phone-apps-jenkins-bot)]

Fix committed into lp:music-app at revision 484, scheduled for release in music-app, milestone 1.0

[Ubuntu Phone Apps Jenkins Bot (ubuntu-phone-apps-jenkins-bot)]

Fix committed into lp:ubuntu-calendar-app at revision 305, scheduled for release in ubuntu-calendar-app, milestone alpha-1

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package messaging-app - 0.1+14.10.20140716-0ubuntu1

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messaging-app (0.1+14.10.20140716-0ubuntu1) utopic; urgency=low

  [ Ugo Riboni ]
  * Add translations in .desktop files (LP: #1318008)

  [ Tiago Salem Herrmann ]
  * Use contacts-app via url handler to add new contacts.

  [ Renato Araujo Oliveira Filho ]
  * Used a new delegate for contact list, while searching for contact in
    the new message screen.
  * Add translations in .desktop files (LP: #1318008)
 -- Ubuntu daily release <email address hidden> Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:26:45 +0000

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package dialer-app - 0.1+14.10.20140716.2-0ubuntu1

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dialer-app (0.1+14.10.20140716.2-0ubuntu1) utopic; urgency=low

  [ Ugo Riboni ]
  * Add translations inside .desktop files (LP: #1318008)

  [ Renato Araujo Oliveira Filho ]
  * Update history page visuals. Use ContacAvar element from
    Ubuntu.Contacts. Use ListItemWithActions element from
    Ubuntu.Contacts.
  * Used locale name as default region for phone number formatter. (LP:
    #1331515)
 -- Ubuntu daily release <email address hidden> Wed, 16 Jul 2014 20:43:36 +0000

[David Planella (dpm)]

Note that dialer-app and messaging-app are marked as Fix Released, but I still don't see its .desktop file translations appearing on the phone.

[Ubuntu Phone Apps Jenkins Bot (ubuntu-phone-apps-jenkins-bot)]

Fix committed into lp:ubuntu-weather-app at revision 335, scheduled for release in ubuntu-weather-app, milestone alpha-1

[Ubuntu Phone Apps Jenkins Bot (ubuntu-phone-apps-jenkins-bot)]

Fix committed into lp:ubuntu-terminal-app at revision 115, scheduled for release in ubuntu-terminal-app, milestone alpha-1

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package webbrowser-app - 0.23+14.10.20140818-0ubuntu1

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webbrowser-app (0.23+14.10.20140818-0ubuntu1) utopic; urgency=low

  [ Ugo Riboni ]
  * Include translations in the .desktop file (LP: #1318008)

  [ Olivier Tilloy ]
  * Include translations in the .desktop file (LP: #1318008)
  * Do not request permission for geolocation on devices where webapps
    are running confined. This is delegated to the trust store. (LP:
    #1356767)
  * Elide actions’ text in the drawer menu. (LP: #1356345)
  * Do not reset the contents of the address bar to the previous URL if
    currently loading. Unfocus the address bar when requesting the page
    to reload. (LP: #1354383)
 -- Ubuntu daily release <email address hidden> Mon, 18 Aug 2014 09:45:10 +0000

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Reopening. Most recent dialer-app (0.1+14.10.20140821-0ubuntu1) still does not have translations in /usr/share/applications/dialer-app.desktop

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Reopening for messagging-app. Most recent package (0.1+14.10.20140825-0ubuntu1) still does not include translations in /usr/share/applications/messaging-app.desktop

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Reopening for webbrowser-app too. Most recent package (0.23+14.10.20140825.1-0ubuntu1) still does not have translations in /usr/share/applications/webbrowser-app.desktop

[Olivier Tilloy (osomon)]

This was done in webbrowser-app.

Note however that because webbrowser-app is in main, its translations are stripped from the package at build time and shipped as part of the ubuntu langpacks, so the desktop file installed in /usr/share/applications/ ends up not containing translations. Not sure whether that’s a problem wrt this bug.

[Olivier Tilloy (osomon)]

Just discussed this with pitti over IRC. Apps for which translations are shipped in langpacks must have X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain defined in their desktop file (webbrowser-app does), and unity8 should gain the ability to read that value and query translations accordingly.

[Ubuntu Phone Apps Jenkins Bot (ubuntu-phone-apps-jenkins-bot)]

Fix committed into lp:ubuntu-filemanager-app at revision 269, scheduled for release in ubuntu-filemanager-app, milestone alpha-1

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package camera-app - 3.0.0+14.10.20140903-0ubuntu1

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camera-app (3.0.0+14.10.20140903-0ubuntu1) utopic; urgency=low

  [ Michał Sawicz ]
  * Add :any to python dependency and install the camera app module in
    app-private libdir.

  [ Ugo Riboni ]
  * Add translations inside the .desktop file (LP: #1318008)

  [ Florian Boucault ]
  * Disable mode switching while recording videos.
  * Disable camera switching while recording videos. (LP: #1358302)
  * Photo roll: more fine grained media folder monitoring as to properly
    forward deletions to the view. Workarounded a couple of Qt bugs
    related to snapMode SnapOneItem. (LP: #1355407)
  * Do not allow switching to the camera roll while recording a video.
  * Rename application from 'camera' to 'com.ubuntu.camera' to make
    state saving work again. Seamlessly transition ~/Pictures/camera and
    ~/Videos/camera to new locations. (LP: #1363112)
  * Remove the X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain from the .desktop file, which
    causes the click scope not to load the inline translations. (LP:
    #1325626)
  * Align snapshot with viewfinder as to assure visual continuity in the
    transition from one to the other. (LP: #1362822)
  * Added cancel button in content export mode. (LP: #1362823)
 -- Ubuntu daily release <email address hidden> Wed, 03 Sep 2014 18:52:44 +0000

[Víctor R. Ruiz (vrruiz)]

Dialer app still shows its name untranslated in the Dash.

[Víctor R. Ruiz (vrruiz)]

Gallery app still shows its application name untranslated in the Dash.

[Víctor R. Ruiz (vrruiz)]

Messaging app still shows its application name untranslated in the Dash.

[Víctor R. Ruiz (vrruiz)]

Notes app still shows its application name untranslated in the Dash.

[Víctor R. Ruiz (vrruiz)]

Messaging app still shows its application name untranslated in the Dash.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-system-settings - 0.3+14.10.20140911.3-0ubuntu1

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ubuntu-system-settings (0.3+14.10.20140911.3-0ubuntu1) utopic; urgency=low

  [ Ken VanDine ]
  * Fixed tests for the dialpad settings failing on mako
  * Don't call downloadUpdate when we see a system update ready, the
    service does that for us (LP: #1368294) (LP: #1368294)
  * Translate desktop file (LP: #1318008) (LP: #1318008)

  [ Martin Pitt ]
  * update POT

  [ Sebastien Bacher ]
  * [system-update] open the ubuntuone subpanel rather than the list
    (LP: #1348580)
  * [security-privacy] use ngettext strings when needed (LP: #1368159)
  * Increase vertical spacing in the settings grid (LP: #1348579)
 -- Ubuntu daily release <email address hidden> Thu, 11 Sep 2014 21:08:06 +0000

[Ubuntu Phone Apps Jenkins Bot (ubuntu-phone-apps-jenkins-bot)]

Fix committed into lp:ubuntu-rssreader-app at revision 313, scheduled for release in ubuntu-rssreader-app, milestone alpha-1

[Ubuntu Phone Apps Jenkins Bot (ubuntu-phone-apps-jenkins-bot)]

Fix committed into lp:ubuntu-clock-app at revision 106, scheduled for release in ubuntu-clock-app, milestone rtm

[Ubuntu Phone Apps Jenkins Bot (ubuntu-phone-apps-jenkins-bot)]

Fix committed into lp:reminders-app at revision 258, scheduled for release in reminders-app, milestone 0.4

[Leo Arias (elopio)]

Media Player is still not translatable. I'm not sure why the fix by renato is removing the string from the pot. I'll report a new bug for it as I can't return the task in this one back to new.

[Leo Arias (elopio)]

Bug #1382317.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package reminders-app - 0.4+15.04.20141118-0ubuntu1

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reminders-app (0.4+15.04.20141118-0ubuntu1) vivid; urgency=low

  [ Akiva Avraham ]
  * Updated library imports to qtquick-2.3.
  * Upgraded ubuntu.components to 1.1 Upgraded ubuntu.components.xxxx to
    1.0.

  [ Paolo Rotolo ]
  * Added Tags icon.

  [ Alan Pope ]
  * Fix incorrect email address.

  [ Michael Zanetti ]
  * Add count properties to models.
  * add API to save notebooks.
  * correctly update the model when a notebook changes.
  * Some performance optimizations when having many, big notes
  * improve startup sequence
  * suppress some warnings. (LP: #1316800)
  * Add support for tags. (LP: #1379747)
  * Fixed bug 1378014 - Notes should be sorted by modification date by
    default Fixed bug 1380255 - Add day of the month to the notes
    preview. (LP: #1378014, #1380255)
  * Fixed change accounts page. (LP: #1379751)
  * Split the actual evernote code out from the QML plugin into a
    libqtevernote. (LP: #1385994)
  * Improve reminders delegate. (LP: #1318054)
  * fix pulldown positioning. (LP: #1368548)
  * split loading of notes into chunks
  * Don't reload the note's content when reloading a note for its
    resources. (LP: #1380987)
  * improve sorting by falling back on title if the first sortrole is
    equal. (LP: #1380987)
  * add gif support
  * Improve handling of connection errors.
  * include tags when cloning a note.
  * add scrollbars to listviews.
  * Don't always build translations
  * implement full note caching
  * improve note edit view. (LP: #1391410, #1316947)
  * small fixes in the new edit mode
  * Created URI handlers to load the app from the scope. (LP: #1391689,
    #1385995)

  [ Víctor R. Ruiz ]
  * "Search notes" unstranslated. Update to the code and template. (LP:
    #1356944)
  * Another batch of untranslated strings. Updated template. (LP:
    #1356944)

  [ Riccardo Padovani ]
  * Fixed #1340644 - Notes go in default notebook when edited. (LP:
    #1340644)
  * Upgraded the WebView to Oxide. (LP: #1317580)
  * Fixed #1340686 - Selecting a notebook then add a note doesn't
    default the note to the notebook. (LP: #1340686)
  * Added a couple of new i18n.tr, updated the translations template.
  * Updated the camera confirm page to have buttons again Added a check
    to be sure to delete previous temp picture. (LP: #1342249)
  * Update string for no account advice, removed reference to add
    reminder button. (LP: #1340635)
  * Fixed pull down to refresh behavior.
  * Implemented fronted to change notebooks name. (LP: #1340640)
  * Implemented bottomEdge.
  * Added a bouncing ProgressBar. (LP: #1372420)
  * Fix #1379886 - First time reminders tab is shown, the list is offset
    from the top. (LP: #1379886)
  * Fixed #1382730 - Unable to create new notes. (LP: #1382730)
  * Enabled automatic orientation. (LP: #1385429)
  * Fixed bug 1378014 - Notes should be sorted by modification date by
    default Fixed bug 1380255 - Add day of the month to the notes
    preview. (LP: #1378014, #1380255)
  * Fixed change accounts page. (LP: #1379751)
  * Created URI handlers to load the app from the scope. (LP: #...